Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Adult Coloring Book Ikea Hack

I admit it, I love adult coloring books. L-O-V-E T-H-E-M!!!! Actually, I dig almost any coloring book from My Little Pony to anything Disney. Coloring is a form of active meditation that really works. Try it and you'll see how the day just melts away. Add a glass of wine in the mix and your evening is SET. For this Ikea hack I used enlarged copies of my favorite blank pages and a few of my colored pages, but this could also be fun with the entire table covered in copies of your favorite colored pages. If you decide to tackle this project, just remember to have fun, make messes

I love this idea, and I think i know what table i want to do it on.Need to save my money to buy it.....one question..I have Mod Podge in my stash, is that the same thing as the sealer you recommend? The bottle says its a sealer glue finish.thanks for your great enthusiasm and creative ideas.....vivian

Cool idea! One question though; Do you have to color the pages before? Or can you complete it with uncolored pages and then color it after with sharpies and then reseal with something? I just think it would be fun to color it in after. �� Also, I saw someone else ask as well, but can you use mod podge?

Hi Danni, you can do it either way. I like coloring first and then covering the table, but either way is fine. As for the ModPodge. I like it for some things but tbh I prefer the Americana formulas because they don't get sticky when there is moisture in the air. You could use their matte and then color them with sharpies after it's covered if you want. It's really up to you.

I have tried this today but the colouring paper went on flat using the adhesive spray glue but as soon as I put modpodge on wrinkles appeared that couldn't be pushed out. It looks terrible :( I don't know what I did wrong any idea?

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